Tag: Monmouth County news briefs

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 28

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 28

    Brookdale Community College, ARC of Monmouth County and Voyagers’ Community School have announced a free, pre-vocational program that offers adult students, ages 18 to 24, who have intellectual disabilities a classroom learning experience in life, consumer and employment skills, self-advocacy, healthy habits, financial literacy and the innovative use of technology. This grant award was funded…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 21

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 21

    The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the inaugural Monmouth County Travel Guide Cover Photo Contest, which is open now through Feb. 1. “The winning photo of the Monmouth County Travel Guide Cover Photo Contest will be featured on the cover of the guide that is requested worldwide. Additionally, it will be showcased…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 7

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 7

    For forty-six years, 180 Turning Lives Around, a private nonprofit organization in Monmouth County, has provided support and advocacy for victims of sexual violence in the aftermath of a highly emotional and traumatic experience with the assistance of its Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) volunteers. 180’s trained confidential victim advocates, in collaboration with countywide law…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 30

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 30

    Members of the New Jersey State Senate interviewed Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago on Nov. 21 and then unanimously voted to confirm his nomination by Gov. Phil Murphy to assume the role in full capacity for a five-year term. Santiago, 48, who has lived and worked in Monmouth County for more than 20…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 23

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 23

    The award-winning Monmouth Civic Chorus will present Joy to the World: Your Favorites from Handel’s Messiah and the RJB Holiday Suite on Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. at Meridian Health Theatre, Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank. The show includes an annual performance of Artistic Director Dr. Ryan James Brandau’s…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 16

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 16

    The American Red Cross is urging blood and platelet donors to give now and help fight the potential impact of seasonal illnesses and a potentially severe flu season on the blood supply. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts a serious spread of flu this year and is already reporting an early spike in…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 9

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 9

    An Ocean County man has been arrested and charged with committing a daytime robbery of a West Long Branch check-cashing business in Monmouth County five years ago that netted $700,000, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Oct. 28. Travis A. Bryant, 41, of Jackson, is charged with first degree robbery, second degree…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 2

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 2

    The American Red Cross is asking individuals of all blood types and people who have never given blood before to book a time to give blood or platelets and help keep the blood supply from dropping ahead of the holidays. People of all blood types are needed, especially platelet donors and those with type O…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 26

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 26

    Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has created a COVID-19 Pandemic Archive in an effort to preserve important government records for historical purposes. Municipal and county government officials in Monmouth County are being asked to submit documents pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic to be preserved in the county clerk’s archives, according to a press release.…